Charles Wesley Flint
Charles Wesley Flint | |
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| File:Charles Wesley Flint (circa1922).png Day c. 1922 | |
| 5th Chancellor of Syracuse University | |
| In office September 1922 – May 1936 | |
| Preceded by | James Roscoe Day |
| Succeeded by | William Pratt Graham |
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Charles Wesley Flint (November 14, 1878 – December 12, 1964) was a Canadian-born educator and bishop of the Methodist Church in the United States.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Charles Wesley Flint was born in Canada.[1] He graduated from the University of Toronto and went on to study at Drew Theological Seminary and Columbia University.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Flint began his Methodist ministry in the Northwest Conference of the Iowa at the age of 21.[1]
In 1915, Flint was serving as the pastor of the New York Avenue Methodist church in Brooklyn. On June 15 of that year, he was elected president of Cornell College.[1] He was inaugurated on November 19.[3] He was the president of Cornell College[4] for seven years (1915–22), then was the fifth chancellor of Syracuse University from 1922[5] until his election as a bishop. During his time as chancellor, he served as an advisor to the Alpha Phi Omega chapter at Syracuse University.
Publications
[edit | edit source]Flint wrote a biography of Charles Wesley in 1957. [6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Flint married Clara Yetter in 1901; they had a daughter, Dr Lois Flint,[2] and a son, George Y. Flint, who served as a Methodist minister in Ohio, New Jersey and Maryland.[7]
References
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External links
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